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What are we talking about when we talk about heritage?

Author(s): Sanja Iguman Glušac
Subject(s): Political behavior, Politics and society, History and theory of political science, Comparative politics
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: architectural heritage; cultural heritage; heritage; legacy; intangible heritage; cultural heritage; theories of inheritance; preservation; interpretation; protection policies; adaptability of inheritance;
Summary/Abstract: Today, for the umpteenth time in history, natural and cultural heritage are facing existential challenges across the planet, such as climate change, rapid and radical urbanization, conversion from analog to digital, political instability, armed conflicts, the strengthening of the right-wing and populist narrative. . In the context of post-truth, subjective narratives often replace objective facts, significantly affecting the understanding and therefore the preservation of heritage. This selective interpretation of heritage is reflected through contemporary ideological or political agendas, which often disregard historical accuracy. All this is especially facilitated in the digital age in which we live, because misinformation spreads quickly and information is easily manipulated. In the book "What are we talking about when we talk about heritage", the author Sanja Iguman Glušac insists that exclusive, conservative, static and apolitical approaches to heritage are not up to such growing challenges because they cannot follow the fluidity, complexity and dynamism of heritage in today's world. Analyzing contemporary (critical) theories of heritage through illustrated examples, she shows that heritage is at its core political and dissonant, and that accepting this fact is the first step towards democratic, open and flexible use and management of heritage.

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